by FOPLED | Jun 4, 2020 | FOPL News
New and upcoming research The Canadian Book Market 2019 Our annual tentpole publication, The Canadian Book Market, was released in April. From general to more granular data the report breaks down into 30 subject categories, each one of these categories includes...
by FOPLED | Jun 4, 2020 | FOPL News
Inspiration Cool idea from my local Timmie’s So, here are some library oriented measures: Within 2 metres (6.5 feet), there is room for: 8.6 regular books of average height end-to-end (cover up of course!) 13 regular books of average width end-to-end (cover up...
by FOPLED | Jun 4, 2020 | FOPL News
There is some wisdom here to adapy for public libraries as we prepare for more outdoor program activities. Kids will need recess more than ever when returning to school post-coronavirus...
by FOPLED | Jun 4, 2020 | FOPL News
Mapping Indigenous Youth Services – OTTAWA https://www.a7g.ca/resources.html “Over the course of three months, we have worked on a report that maps and highlights Indigenous youth services in Ottawa. The findings came from a literature review,...
by FOPLED | Jun 4, 2020 | FOPL News
Empowering Youth During a Pandemic...
by FOPLED | Jun 4, 2020 | FOPL News
Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference: “Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries,” will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 – 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). We currently have 3200...
by FOPLED | Jun 4, 2020 | FOPL News
COVID-19 hot spots shouldn’t make us rethink cities. They should make us rethink poverty https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2020/06/02/covid-19-hot-spots-shouldnt-make-us-rethink-cities-they-should-make-us-rethink-poverty.html
by FOPLED | Jun 4, 2020 | FOPL News
COVID-19 poll: Canadian youth the most impacted by pandemic lockdown https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/covid-19-poll-canadian-youth-the-most-impacted-by-pandemic-lockdown-848074531.html “REPORT KEY FINDINGS: More than half of young Canadians (51%) worry...
by FOPLED | Jun 4, 2020 | FOPL News
Maclean’s Coronavirus in Canada: Reopening plans province-by-province With the initial stage of the epidemic slowing in many parts of the nation, here’s how provinces are planning to reopen Coronavirus in Canada: Reopening plans province-by-province...
by FOPLED | Jun 4, 2020 | FOPL News
OPL: The Ottawa Public Library is bracing for a deluge of more than half a million items that can now be returned as of June 8. Library returns pose ‘logistical nightmare’ for staff after 12-week COVID shutdown...
